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Vegan Pasta Salad So we have been failing on the blog front these days. I am about to graduate from college and E is about to start grad school at Stanford (what a badass). In all this craziness I have eaten way more Trader Joe’s Tofu Edemame Nuggets than I am proud of (for strict vegans, these do have egg whites), and haven’t managed to get my meals on here.  Anyhow, this is a simple pasta salad, best served cold.  Ingredients: 1/2 bag whole wheat rotini or other noodles 1 large carrot, cut into small chunks 1/2 cup frozen peas 1 zucchini, cut into small chunks Several marinated artichoke hearts, cut into small pieces 2 stalks heart of palm, cut into small chunks 3/4 can chik peas Dressing of choice ( I used tahini dressing, as always, lemon juice, and balsamic vinegar) Directions: Boil water and cook noodles. After straining, rinse with cold water until all noodles are fairly cool, and set aside.  Meanwhile, lightly steam the carrots, zucchini and peas until slightly crunchy In a large bowl, mix cool noodles, all cut up and cooked veggies, chik peas, and dressing, and mix well Eat now or later, it saves well! -N View high resolution

Vegan Pasta Salad

So we have been failing on the blog front these days. I am about to graduate from college and E is about to start grad school at Stanford (what a badass). In all this craziness I have eaten way more Trader Joe’s Tofu Edemame Nuggets than I am proud of (for strict vegans, these do have egg whites), and haven’t managed to get my meals on here. 

Anyhow, this is a simple pasta salad, best served cold. 

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 bag whole wheat rotini or other noodles
  • 1 large carrot, cut into small chunks
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas
  • 1 zucchini, cut into small chunks
  • Several marinated artichoke hearts, cut into small pieces
  • 2 stalks heart of palm, cut into small chunks
  • 3/4 can chik peas
  • Dressing of choice ( I used tahini dressing, as always, lemon juice, and balsamic vinegar)

Directions:

  1. Boil water and cook noodles. After straining, rinse with cold water until all noodles are fairly cool, and set aside. 
  2. Meanwhile, lightly steam the carrots, zucchini and peas until slightly crunchy
  3. In a large bowl, mix cool noodles, all cut up and cooked veggies, chik peas, and dressing, and mix well
  4. Eat now or later, it saves well!

-N

Simple Veggie Noodle Soup When you are sick, you need soup. That’s just how it goes. When you are sick, you also don’t have the energy to make a fancy meal. That’s how this soup came about. Tomato sauce can be a great soup base; it’s mainly tomatoes which are flavorful and add texture, plus its already flavored with garlic, onions and a few other spices. I used Better Than Bouillon Veggie Broth for extra flavor, which you can find at natural food stores or whole foods. I put in noodles (comfort food) and just a few veggies to keep it simple. I put in a clove of garlic, and actually ate one clove while I was cooking. Garlic is a natural antiviral, as well as antibacterial and antifungal, so it’s great to eat when you are sick. I also made sure to add lots of hot sauce to clear my sinuses.  Ingredients: 1 or 2 TBS Better Than Bouillon Veggie Broth Tomato Sauce of Choice (I used Trader Joe’s Marinara Sauce) Half a White Onion 1 or 2 Cloves Garlic Salt and Pepper to taste Noodles of Choice (I used rotini, or corkscrew noodles) Frozen Peas Carrots Hot Sauce Directions: Boil a pot of water, add noodles when water is at rolling boil Add Veggie Broth While noodles begin to cook, chop your garlic, onion and carrot into bite size pieces, and add to soup When water returns to boil add frozen peas Mix in several large spoonfuls of tomato sauce, taste and add more as needed Add salt, pepper, hot sauce, and any other herbs and spices you desire Enjoy, and get plenty of rest :) -N View high resolution

Simple Veggie Noodle Soup

When you are sick, you need soup. That’s just how it goes. When you are sick, you also don’t have the energy to make a fancy meal. That’s how this soup came about.

Tomato sauce can be a great soup base; it’s mainly tomatoes which are flavorful and add texture, plus its already flavored with garlic, onions and a few other spices. I used Better Than Bouillon Veggie Broth for extra flavor, which you can find at natural food stores or whole foods. I put in noodles (comfort food) and just a few veggies to keep it simple. I put in a clove of garlic, and actually ate one clove while I was cooking. Garlic is a natural antiviral, as well as antibacterial and antifungal, so it’s great to eat when you are sick. I also made sure to add lots of hot sauce to clear my sinuses. 

Ingredients:

  • 1 or 2 TBS Better Than Bouillon Veggie Broth
  • Tomato Sauce of Choice (I used Trader Joe’s Marinara Sauce)
  • Half a White Onion
  • 1 or 2 Cloves Garlic
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Noodles of Choice (I used rotini, or corkscrew noodles)
  • Frozen Peas
  • Carrots
  • Hot Sauce

Directions:

  1. Boil a pot of water, add noodles when water is at rolling boil
  2. Add Veggie Broth
  3. While noodles begin to cook, chop your garlic, onion and carrot into bite size pieces, and add to soup
  4. When water returns to boil add frozen peas
  5. Mix in several large spoonfuls of tomato sauce, taste and add more as needed
  6. Add salt, pepper, hot sauce, and any other herbs and spices you desire
  7. Enjoy, and get plenty of rest :)

-N

N’s Famous Veggie Soup This is my best, tastiest, most widely known recipe. My family started making a version of this soup in high school, and since we made it every morning it became known as ‘morning soup’. When I went off to college I began making my own improved versions. It varies every time I make it depending on what I have in the house, but there are a few staple ingredients. It’s pretty light (which means I can eat about 6 bowls in one sitting). I use Better Than Bouillon Veggie Broth, which comes in a jar at natural food stores or Whole Foods. It’s a great base for any soup, and I like it better than veggie broth cubes. My veggies really vary, but this version has red onion, frozen peas, kale, carrots, and purple cabbage. I often use frozen edamame (soybeans), broccoli, cauliflower or brussel sprouts.  I usually add a grain, either cooked brown rice at the end or soba or udon noodles when its close to being done. I also often add Trader Joes Thai Gyoza, which are frozen potstickers that taste like wontons when they are in soup. When you’re making the soup, just keep tasting veggies to see when they seem cooked; since there is a lot of freedom on what you add, it’s hard to give specific cooking times.  Ingredients: 1 or more spoonfuls of Better than Bouillon Veggie Broth  Onion of your choice Soy Sauce Rice Vinegar Lemon juice Sriracha or other Hot Sauce Fresh or Powdered Garlic Veggies of your choice, cut into small pieces Tofu, cut into small pieces Grain of your choice Optional Potstickers Optional Nutritional Yeast Directions: Boil water in a medium or large pot While you wait for the water to boil, chop your veggies and tofu into similar sized pieces and mince the garlic Add a spoonful of Better Than Bouillon and mix it into water Add garlic and onions to the pot and let them cook for a few minutes Add veggies depending on their cooking times (so I added carrots, then cabbage, the frozen items, then kale, with a minute or two in between each one) When there is about 6 minutes left, add noodles if desired Add tofu If you’re using cooked rice, put it in when the soup is almost done Add soy sauce, rice vinegar, lemon juice and hot sauce to taste, and more veggie broth if needed Turn off heat and serve, sprinkle nutritional yeast on top Happy Souping! -N View high resolution

N’s Famous Veggie Soup

This is my best, tastiest, most widely known recipe. My family started making a version of this soup in high school, and since we made it every morning it became known as ‘morning soup’. When I went off to college I began making my own improved versions. It varies every time I make it depending on what I have in the house, but there are a few staple ingredients. It’s pretty light (which means I can eat about 6 bowls in one sitting). I use Better Than Bouillon Veggie Broth, which comes in a jar at natural food stores or Whole Foods. It’s a great base for any soup, and I like it better than veggie broth cubes. My veggies really vary, but this version has red onion, frozen peas, kale, carrots, and purple cabbage. I often use frozen edamame (soybeans), broccoli, cauliflower or brussel sprouts. 

I usually add a grain, either cooked brown rice at the end or soba or udon noodles when its close to being done. I also often add Trader Joes Thai Gyoza, which are frozen potstickers that taste like wontons when they are in soup. When you’re making the soup, just keep tasting veggies to see when they seem cooked; since there is a lot of freedom on what you add, it’s hard to give specific cooking times. 

Ingredients:

  • 1 or more spoonfuls of Better than Bouillon Veggie Broth 
  • Onion of your choice
  • Soy Sauce
  • Rice Vinegar
  • Lemon juice
  • Sriracha or other Hot Sauce
  • Fresh or Powdered Garlic
  • Veggies of your choice, cut into small pieces
  • Tofu, cut into small pieces
  • Grain of your choice
  • Optional Potstickers
  • Optional Nutritional Yeast

Directions:

  1. Boil water in a medium or large pot
  2. While you wait for the water to boil, chop your veggies and tofu into similar sized pieces and mince the garlic
  3. Add a spoonful of Better Than Bouillon and mix it into water
  4. Add garlic and onions to the pot and let them cook for a few minutes
  5. Add veggies depending on their cooking times (so I added carrots, then cabbage, the frozen items, then kale, with a minute or two in between each one)
  6. When there is about 6 minutes left, add noodles if desired
  7. Add tofu
  8. If you’re using cooked rice, put it in when the soup is almost done
  9. Add soy sauce, rice vinegar, lemon juice and hot sauce to taste, and more veggie broth if needed
  10. Turn off heat and serve, sprinkle nutritional yeast on top

Happy Souping!

-N

Soba Noodles with Tofu Soba noodles are Japanese noodles, made out of buckwheat. This is a great dish for noodle lovers like myself, if you want to stay away from bleached white pasta,try some asian flavors and eat a yummy and quick new dish.  Nutrition info here: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/5776/2 I used Hodosoy (local tofu seller, that E used to work for, their tofu is organic and SO much better than other brands) medium-firm tofu. You can find this at many farmers markets and grocery stores in the extended bay area.  Ingredients: soba noodles, which you can find at any asian market, whole foods or other natural foods store tofu soy sauce rice vinegar (any grocery store should have this) lemon juice nutritional yeast sometimes-sesame oil. it has a strong taste so I only use a teeny bit.  Directions: boil water, add soba noodles cut up tofu into small pieces when noodles are done, drain water and mix in a bowl with the tofu add all sauces to taste, stir well, enjoy :) -N View high resolution

Soba Noodles with Tofu

Soba noodles are Japanese noodles, made out of buckwheat. This is a great dish for noodle lovers like myself, if you want to stay away from bleached white pasta,try some asian flavors and eat a yummy and quick new dish. 

Nutrition info here: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/5776/2

I used Hodosoy (local tofu seller, that E used to work for, their tofu is organic and SO much better than other brands) medium-firm tofu. You can find this at many farmers markets and grocery stores in the extended bay area. 

Ingredients:

  • soba noodles, which you can find at any asian market, whole foods or other natural foods store
  • tofu
  • soy sauce
  • rice vinegar (any grocery store should have this)
  • lemon juice
  • nutritional yeast
  • sometimes-sesame oil. it has a strong taste so I only use a teeny bit. 

Directions:

  1. boil water, add soba noodles
  2. cut up tofu into small pieces
  3. when noodles are done, drain water and mix in a bowl with the tofu
  4. add all sauces to taste, stir well, enjoy :)

-N